WCRIS Teachers and Staff Attend Bill Signing Thanks to WCRIS members’ hard work, Gov. Walker signed SB711 this morning, which recognizes private school teaching experience for the state’s new life license. SB-711 is now Act 206. A full link to the Act 206 can be found here. Through WCRIS advocacy our members sent 1,000 emails [...]
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School Safety Grants Sign-up Open Now
March 27, 2018
How to Get In Line for New School Safety Grant The Governor signed a School Safety Plan into law March 26 that provides $100 million in school grants to improve doors, locks, alarms, intercoms, alarm systems, metal detectors and the like. It will cover costs associated with complying with best practices for school safety, trauma-informed care and [...]
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Gov. Walker Signs School Safety Bill
March 27, 2018
Governor Scott Walker signed a school safety bill early Monday that includes $100 million for grants to improve school doors, locks, alarm systems, intercoms and other infrastructure. Private schools are included, thanks to advocacy by WCRIS, which worked with the governor’s office to shape the legislation. The law includes the creation of the Office of [...]
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2018 Kohl Foundation Award Winners
March 23, 2018
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation has announced the 46 private school winners of $496,000 in Principal, Teacher and Student awards to WCRIS schools. Fourteen Teacher Fellowship award recipients receive $6,000 and $6,000 for their school. Fourteen Student Excellence and 14 Student Initiative Scholarship winners each receive $10,000. Last year, Herb Kohl raised the student scholarships [...]
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School Safety Package Approved by Legislature
March 23, 2018
Governor Scott Walker’s School Safety package passed the Legislature with bipartisan support on Thursday. The package will go to Gov. Walker to be signed. You can view the press release here.
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School Safety Hearing Today: WCRIS Testifies in Support
March 20, 2018
Schools across Wisconsin could have access to $100 million in grants to improve school doors, locks, alarms systems, intercoms and other items under a package of school security bills under review in the legislature. WCRIS Executive Director Sharon Schmeling testified in support of the measure today before the Assembly Committee on Education. “We can fan [...]
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Special Session Called: Governor Walker Takes Action on School Safety
March 15, 2018
With the input from school leaders across the state, including WCRIS, Governor Scott Walker today called for a special legislative session to address the issue of school safety. Gov. Walker’s School Safety Plan will include $100 million in funding. The School Safety Plan includes the creation of the Office of School Safety. The new office [...]
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Your Voice Needed: Speak out for Equitable Private School Student Busing, School Security Grants, and Parental Choice Programs
March 14, 2018
The Legislature has assembled a Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding to help address school finance in the future. The Commission’s recommendations would most likely be provided in time to shape the state’s 2019-2021 budget, which will be introduced next February. School transportation funding and parental choice are two hot topics, among many other components of state [...]
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At the Intersection
March 09, 2018
The question surfaced at this year’s WCRIS Leadership Conference: What can private schools do to better support students with mental health needs and those who have undergone childhood trauma? Momentum has been building in the state to strengthen the knowledge and resources within schools to better care for students who face these challenges, and it [...]
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Forward Exam for Non-Choice Students is Now Cheaper
March 01, 2018
Thanks to advocacy by WCRIS, private schools can now purchase the state Forward Exam at a reduced rate of $35 for their non-choice students. Previously, private schools paid $50 per non-choice student for the Forward exam, while public school and choice students cost only $25. With support of the DPI and help from CESA 6, [...]
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